A review by mmcloe
The Fisher King by Paule Marshall

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Picked up a copy of this at a used book store many many years ago and just decided to read it. I like the ways that Marshall began to approach non-normative shapes of families and sexual entanglements. 

I found the structure of the novel to be a bit too imprecise for my liking. Too much of an ensemble cast for an individual perspective, not polyphonic enough for something more collective. 

Excited to get into Marshall's earlier works!